1. 12/9 & 12/ th Grade Agenda
Collect HW: Chap 10 Reading Guide Section 1
Collect Signed Grade Printout
Video: Science Fair Project
Video: Private Lives of Plants (Flowering)
Textbook Reading 377 – 383
HW: Workbook p.183 – 186
Reminder: Bring a flower on 12/14 & 12/15 for flower dissection lab. ( 5 Points)
Reminder: Science Fair Proposal Due 12/16 & 12/17 (10 Points)

2. Reflection
Prompt: Give 2 reasons why flowers are important. What is the difference between pollen and seeds.

3. Reminder Homework for 12/14 & 12/15
HW: Bring a large flower in a plastic bag w/ your name on it. that we will observe in class:
Best to bring a Lilly
Next best is to bring a large flower where you can see the pistil and stamen.
You can go to a florist and ask them of any old flower that they are going to throw away
5 Points

4. What is a seed plant? All have vascular tissues
Most plants are seed plants (10 to 1)
Seed plants use seeds to reproduce
All seed plants have roots, leaves and stems
In plants what you see are the sporophyte stage.

5. Parts of Seeds
Embryo
Stored Food
Seed Coat.

6. What do seeds need to develop into a new plant?
Light
Water
Nutrients.

7. How can seeds be scattered?
Animals
Water
Wind
Shooting out of plant.

8. What is Germination?
Early Growth Stage of Embryo

9. What role do leaves play in plant?
Leaves capture the sun’s energy and carry out the food making process of photosynthesis

10. Structure of leaf

11. What are the functions of stems?
Carry substances between the leaves and roots
Support the plant and hold up the leaves
Store food.

12. Vascular Tissues: Xylem vs Phloem
Food flows down the _________
Phloem

13. Vascular Tissues: Xylem vs Phloem
Water travels up the _________
Xylem

14. What are the functions of roots?
Anchor plants in the ground
Absorb water and nutrients from the soil
Store food.

15. What are Gymnosperms?
A gymnosperm is a seed plant that produce naked seeds.

16. Life Cycle of Gymnosperm
Most Gymnosperms produce two types of cones: Male cones and female cones

17. Angiosperm Review
Q: What is a plant that produce seeds that are enclosed in a fruit called?
A: Angiosperm

18. What is the reproductive structure of angiosperms?
Flower

19. What are the two characteristics of angiosperms?
1. Produce Flowers
2. Produce Fruits

20. Structure of Flower

21. Science Fair Project (85 Points)
Science Fair Topic & Hypothesis due 12/16 & 12/17
Final Project due 2/22 & 2/23
Need to come up with a question and hypothesis.
Next, you need to conduct an experiment and publish results.

22. Nature of Inquiry uestions municate pothesis periments onclusions
Posing a q________
uestions
Forming a
Hy________
municate
Com__________
pothesis
Design an
Ex________
periments
Collect and
Int_________ data
onclusions
Draw C__________
erprete

23. 1st Step: Posing Questions
Scientific Inquiry often begins with a problem or question about an obse_________.
rvation

24. 2nd Step: Hypothesis anations
Hypothesis is a possible expl_______ for a set of observation or answer to a scientific question
anations

25. 3rd Step: Design an Experiment
An experiment in which only one var______ is manipulated at a time is called a controlled experiment
Why is only one variable manipulated?
iable

26. 4th Step: Collecting and Interpreting Data
Data are the facts, figures, and other evi_______ gathered through observations.
It is usually a data or a chart
dence

27. 5th Step: Drawing Conclusions
A conclusion is a summary of what you have lea_____ from an experiment.
rned

28. 6th Step: Communicating
Communicating is sharing of ideas and experimental findings with others through writing and sp______.
eaking

29. Science Fair Video

30. Drawing of flower p.393 Draw the flower (Don’t trace) label it.
Write the description
Don’t Color